Management
Genetic Base Change: Updating the Standard to Reflect the Current Breed Population
An animal’s genetic evaluation indicates how its genetics compare to other animals in the breed. Different countries use different approaches when determining which animals should be in that base group...
Unique Holstein Event: The Very First International Online Herd Competition
Vous êtes-vous un jour demandés comment se situe le programme de sélection de votre ferme face aux meilleurs dans le monde entier? Voici une occasion de le découvrir. Holstein International...
Adolf Langhout: ‘Developing Elite Holsteins Always Begins with an Embryo.’
For more than 35 years, Adolf Langhout has been internationally active in the marketing of elite genetics. His enterprise ALH Genetics is one of the largest importers world-wide of American...
Forages: The basis of a diet suitable for ruminants!
The biggest talent of the dairy cow is to take high-fibre forages, which cannot be used for human nutrition, and convert them to high-quality foods like milk and meat. What...
TPI or Net Merit: Which Index is the Most Appropriate for Todays Breeding Industry?
With American genetics being a major driver of Holstein breed progress around the world, their main genetic indexes TPI and Net Merit are widely known and are used extensively in...
Brand New AI Company Showbox Sires Quickly Gains Global Recognition
The summer of 2023 saw a new AI company emerge: Showbox Sires. Founded by two well-known and passionate Holstein breeders: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett, assisted by their wives Sharyn...
Sunshine Genetics in Wisconsin: Exporting Embryos to the World
Sunshine Genetics has a long history as the leading embryo transfer facility in America’s dairy-land of Wisconsin. Established in the 1970s, Sunshine Genetics has made the exporting of embryos a...
Single-Step Evaluations:Now Being Implemented in a Growing Number of Countries.
When genomics first arrived 15 years ago, it was impractical to include the genotypes directly into the genetic evaluation model due to the massive size of the data set involved...
Vote for your Red Holstein World Champion 2024
Another year has gone by and our selection for World Champion of the Red Holstein breed is set to begin. We will present 12 exciting candidates from 8 countries. Enjoy...
How the Most Popular Cow in the World was Discovered… ...and Came into the Global Limelight at Mil-R-Mor Farm
Of course she has formidable competition, for example from Dellia, Laurie Sheik, and other female Holstein legends. But: nevertheless, Glenridge Citation Roxy still graciously carries the “Queen of the Breed”...
Using Selection to Reduce the Incidence of Crampiness
Discovering that a favourite cow has become crampy is a frustration that many breeders have felt. Lactanet in Canada conducted the research to find out the best way to deal...
Hoof health: Hoof health: Profitable, ethical and good for animal welfare!
In the German language, the term “foundation” is used for feet and legs. With a house, the foundation gives the construction the required stability to last for a long time....